The Leak of Madness: The Soul Seekers Prequel Story by Alice J. Black

Peyton is consumed by alcoholism. She doesn’t drink because she enjoys it, although each drop is exquisite as it slides down her throat. She drinks to shut down the voices.

The voices of the dead.

Haunted and pursued by the dead, Peyton’s life is a race from one drink to the next just so she can function, but living in a cloud of vapors isn’t living.

Dragged to a social event that she wants nothing to do with, Peyton must abstain from alcohol, at least publicly. At the event she meets two people who will change her forever. One is living and offers her a chance a normalcy. The other is dead and offers her death. But with or without alcohol, can Peyton deal with either?

Ms. Black shows the real struggle of alcoholism through a different light. Her dark writing twists the real horrors of addiction to that of the supernatural in an exciting fling that begs for more. This is different take on the Ghost Story. Well Done!

The Duchess Quest Jordinia Book #1 by C. K. Brooke

For fans of The Princess Bride, The Duchess Quest will fill your sails. Years after the Royal Family were murdered by the Royalist rebels, news that the daughter of the Empress, Eludaine is in fact alive. A large search party sets out to find and return the Duchess to her rightful position. Three searchers form a rough alliance to find the Duchess and fend of Royalist assassins.

This is a fun rollicking tale of high adventure with deadly villains and perilous escapes all tied together with a romantic tangle. The story will be have you cheering for this group of desperate, yet flawed heroes. The fact that this is only book #1 tells us that the fun does not stop.